Early period美国文学

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1、Earlyperiod•TheearlyperiodofAmericanliteratureisoftendividedintotwohalvesofLiteratureofcolonialAmericaAndLiteratureofreasonandrevolution•JohnSmithisconsideredasthe1stAmericanwriterwhointroducedthedevelopmentorVirginia,thefirstEnglishcolony.AnneBradstreetistheearliestpoetwhowrotepoe

2、msinEnglishinColonialAmerica.•The2ndgroupofimmigrantfromEnglandweredifferentinnaturefromthe1stgroupatthreepoints:1st.theyleftEnglandindifferentways,2nd.theyweredifferentpeopleinnature,and3rd.theycametothenewworldfordifferentpurpose•ThepuritansfromEnglandcametothenewworldonpurposeto

3、seekforfreedomofreligion,freedomOfspeech,andfreedomFromwant•ThedifferentideasagainstJohnCottonRogerWilliamsputforwardaredemocracy,tolerablereligionandSeparationofpoliticsfromreligion•The2ndand3rdpuritanimmigrantsleftEnglandforthenewcontinentontheboardofMayflowerandApollo•Thefirstan

4、dthesecondsettlementswererespectivelynamedJamestownandPlymouth•ThethreemaindraftersofDeclarationofIndependenceareBenjaminFranklinJohnAdamsandThomasJefferson•ThomasJeffersonwasnotonlythe1stbutthe3rdpresidentoftheUSAandthe1stpresidentofVirginiaUniversity.•Thegreatest3articlesinTheAme

5、ricanCrisisareCommonSense,TheRightsofManandTheAgeofReason•Inthelate18thcentury,themostimportanteventsinAmericanhistoryareTheWarofIndependenceandTherevolutionofIndependenceTwobooksbyFranklinwhichisthemostwidelyreadareAutobiographyofFranklinAndPoorRichard’sAlmanac•Amongthepoetsofcolo

6、nialAmerica,thewriterwhogainedthehonorofFatherofPoetryisjustPhilipFreneauratherthanAnneBradstreetorEdwardTaylor.•Therevolutionarywriterandpoet,ThomasPaineandPhilipFreneauaretwobravefighterswhofoughtwiththeirpensasweapons.Romanticperiod•RomanticperiodismarkedfromtheendofWarofIndepen

7、denceandthebeginningofTheCivilWarTheliterarymovementsteppingtogetherwiththedevelopmentofAmericanRomanticismisknownasTheAmericanRenaissanceWashingtonIrvingmarkedthebeginningofAmericanromanticperiodandwasconsideredinhonorFatherofAmericanliterature•RomanicliteratureinAmericamarkedthee

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